Even if you accept that gender is fluid,the rules of sport shouldn’t be
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Paris 2024

Even if you accept that gender is fluid,the rules of sport shouldn’t be

The IOC,having sleepwalked its Olympic boxing competition into a hot mess,is now seeking to convince us the rules of the sport are being followed.

  • byChip Le Grand

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